Where does “लघुहस्तता” come from?

लघुहस्तता (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit हस्त, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰástas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.

लघुहस्तता (Sanskrit): ready-handedness

Definitions

  1. ready-handedness

Ancestry of “लघुहस्तता”, step by step

लघुहस्तता traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit हस्त

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहस्तthe hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm
2Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰástas—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰástashand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰés-to-hand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange

via Sanskrit लघु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलघुlight, quick, swift, active, prompt, nimble etc....
2Proto-Indo-IranianHlagʰúšlightweight, swift, agile
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas →